Neurotechnology holds promise for chronic stroke patients Personalized neurotechnology-aided rehabilitation of the arm could improve recovery in severe chronic stroke patients, according to a new paper published today in the journal Brain. Neurotechnology-base

The Comparison of a New Ultrasound-Induced Depression Model to the Chronic Mild Stress Paradigm Introduction At a global level, over 4.4% of the world’s population is estimated to suffer from depression (WHO, 2017). The creation of models in psychiatry has i

Chronic conditions — not infectious diseases — are top 5 causes of early death in China Chronic diseases, such as stroke, ischemic heart disease, and lung cancer, now represent the leading causes of premature death in China, according to a new scie

Promoting Self-Regulatory Management of Chronic Pain Through Dohsa-hou: Single-Case Series of Low-Functioning Hemodialysis Patients Introduction Patients with chronic conditions are faced with the challenging prospect of comprehensively managing their disease

One step closer to chronic pain relief Sortilin, which is a protein expressed on the surface of nerve cells, plays a crucial role in pain development in laboratory mice — and in all likelihood in humans as well. This is the main conclusion of the study &

Prophylactic Effects of Bifidobacterium adolescentis on Anxiety and Depression-Like Phenotypes After Chronic Stress: A Role of the Gut Microbiota-Inflammation Axis Introduction With high mortality and morbidity, depression is a common and recurrent mood disord

How chronic inflammation may drive down dopamine and motivation: A computational method to experimentally test a theory Growing evidence shows that the brain’s dopamine system, which drives motivation, is directly affected by chronic, low-grade inflammat

Depression sufferers at risk of multiple chronic diseases Women who experience symptoms of depression are at risk of developing multiple chronic diseases, research led by The University of Queensland has found. UQ School of Public Health PhD scholar Xiaolin Xu

Psychotherapy and medication proves helpful for chronic sufferers — ScienceDaily An international study involving researchers from UBC Okanagan has shown that MDMA, also known as ecstasy, may be a valuable tool for treating post-traumatic stress disorder